kron4's sara stinson is live at san quentin state prison in marin county with the latest.sara? our top story this morning ...authorities searching for an inmate who escaped from san quentin state prison. department of corrections officials say 24-year-old shalom mendoza was reported missing at around 9:35 last night. they say he walked away from the out grounds support facility at the prison. mendoza was serving a 5 yea sentence for use of deadly weapon during a carjacking in los angeles ... and evading police. he arrived in san quentin in late april of this year. mendoza has a tattoo on his neck ... and over his right eye.he has short brown hair and brown eyes. he is 5-foot- 5-inches-tall and weighs 177 pounds. if you see him ... call police immediately. thanks thanks sara. ( darya ) in another big story ... investigators are closing in on the gunman who is suspected of killing a police officer in stanislaus county. we first brought you this story yesterday morning as breaking news. the manhunt continues ... after the suspect's truck was discovered less than five miles from wh

this man escaping from san quentin state prison just hours ago. nbc bay area sky ranger overhead right now as that manhunt continues. these are live pictures you can see. it's 6:52. you're watching "today in the bay." before you head out the do here are the top stories on today in the bay-- >>> welcome back. before you head out the door, here are the top stories on "today in the bay." >> we continue to follow breaking news in the north bay this morning. authorities are looking for this escaped inmate at this hour, who found a way to walk out of san quentin. now, this is -- take a look at this photo. this is the mug shot of 21-year-old shalom mendoza. officials say he got away just before 10:00 last night. here's a live look outside of the prison there. you can see nbc bay area sky ranger up above. police say after he got away, he carjacked a motorist driving a toyota rav4. here's the information on that car. it's a toy oat it that rav4 with license plate of 6stz502. mendoza was sentenced to five years in prison in 2017 after being convicted of car

he escaped during a head count at san quentin state prison late last night. you're looking at a mug shot. he escaped roughly around 9:30 p.m. which activated the emergency prison plan. now, we know following -- leaving the prison he carjacked someone driving a toyota rav 4. you see the information on your screen regarding that rav 4 with license plate of 6stz502. now, mendoza is described as being 5'5" with brown hair, brown eyes and roughly 177 pounds. he was sentenced to five years in prison in december of last year for using a deadly weapon to carjack someone as well. but this was in l.a. county. he also tried to evade police officers when he did that. he was sentenced to five years in prison. he's been here in san quentin since april. if you see mendoza,ing contact authorities as soon as possible. we'll have updates throughout the show. live outside san quentin state prison, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you, pete. >>> you may have gotten that push alert we sent out right as this happened. you probably got it and it woke you up this mornin

for an inmate who escaped from san quentin state prison. department of corrections officials say 24-year-old mendoza was reported missing at around 9:35 last night. they say he walked away grounds support facility at the prison.was serving a 5 yea sentence deadly weapon carjacking in los angeles ... police. he arrived in late april of mendoza has a tattoo and over his right eye. brown hair and brown eyes. he is 5-foot-5-inches-tall pounds. if you see him ... call police immediately. thanks sara. ( darya ) in another big story ... investigators are closing in on the gunman who killed an police officer in stanislaus county. we first brought you this story yesterday morning as breaking news. the manhunt continues ... after the suspects truck was discovered less than five miles from where officer ronil singh was shot and killed. macy jenkins has the story. the city of newman is mourning the loss of one of their own tonight after a traffic stop early wednesday morning cost a corporal his life. now stanislaus county sheriff's deputies are searchi

kron4's sara stinson is live at san quentin state prison in marin county with the latest. sara? the 24 year old inmate was reported missing during an institutional count last night around 9:30 and he's been missing ever since. mendoza walked away from the out grounds support facility last night. a search of the surrounding area confirmed that mendoza had escaped. the inmate has activated an emergency operations escape pursuit plan. mendoza is believed to have carjacked a silver toyota rav four after escaping at a home depot just one mile from the prison. here is the prison. from the prison. here is the license plate number on your screen 6stz502. san rafael police believe it could have been mendoza because the description from the victim was extremely similar to the missing inmate. the suspect said he demanded the keys and threatened to kill them. mendoza is a hispanic man with short brown hair and brown eyes, he is 5-5 and weighs about 177 pounds. mendoza was incarcerated from los angeles county last year and was brought to san quentin in april of this year. he was serving a fi

quentin state prison in san rafael. he was working outside of the prison walls when authorities say he took his opportunity to run. shortly after fleeing--mendoza is accused of carjacking a woman in a home depot parking lot.the theft was caught on surveillance video..police say mendoza threatened to kill the woman if she didn't hand over the keys.. on friday he was spotted at a dollar store in san miguel and the stolen toyota rav 4 was found abandoned along the 101 freeway. investigators believe mendoza was heading to the los angeles area...police finally got their man around 12:30 afternoon..were relieved.. mendoza is facing felony charges of carjacking and escape. tonight he's in salinas valley state prison. live in studio dan thorn kron4 news. (justine) now to a big story we are following tonight -- today was the funeral for 2-year-old boy who was separated from his yemeni mother until she successfully fought the trump administration's travel ban . (justine) this comes a day after the child was taken off life support

slipped away frome most secure prisons in the state- san quentin. the search continues for an inmate who slipped away from one of the most secure prisons in the state, san quentin. "today in the pay" was all over this one bring you live reports at 4:30 this morning. we want to take you back to marin county where pete suratos is still live near san quentin state prison. pete this, fugitive was in jail for carjacking somebody. we understand that they may have used the same skills to get away this time. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. you've got two investigations taking place, and safe rafael police are trying to determine if the carjacking incident that happened around the same time is also the -- or the suspect in that carjacking is also inmate that escaped from san quentin state prison, so this all evolved around this man. i was going to show you the mug shot. 21-year-old shalom mendoza. police say that mendoza was missing around 9:35 p.m. during the head count at the prison last night, and around that same time san rafael police say around 9:17 p

kron4's sara stinson is live at san quentin state prison in marin county with the latest. sara? law enforcement across the state is on the lookout for this inmate.we now have surveillance video of a man carjacking a victim just one mile from san quentin - san rafael police believe this is the escapee shalom mendoza which means he is no longer on foot. police say the carjacking happened around the same time of the escape during the nine oclock hour wednesday night. you can see the suspect ... wearing light colored clothing ... walks up to the driver in a toyota rav four ...threatens to kill her and before you know it ... she backs off while he gets into her car and drives away.the victim called 9-11. and while police investigated this at the home depot ...they got word about the escape. authorities are now looking for the toyota rav 4 ... license plate number 6- s-t-z-5-0-2.and the 21 year old missing inmate who.. is 5'5" and weighs 177 pounds, fits the victim's description. police say they are still investigating to confirm if that is in fact mendoza carjacking a victim in the v

kron4's sara stinson is live at san quentin state prison in marin county with the latest.sara? the 24 year old inmate was reported missing during an institutional count last night around 9:30 and he's been missing ever since. mendoza walked away from the out grounds support facility last night. a search of the surrounding area confirmed that mendoza had escaped. the inmate has activated an emergency operations escape pursuit plan. mendoza is believed to have carjacked a silver toyota rav four after escaping at a home depot just one mile from the prison. here is the license plate number on your screen 6stz502. san rafael police believe it could have been mendoza because the description from the victim was extremely similar to the missing inmate.the suspect said he demanded the keys and threatened to kill them. mendoza is a hispanic man with short brown hair and brown eyes, he is 5-5 and weighs about 177 pounds. mendoza was incarcerated from los angeles county last year and was brought to san quentin in april of this year. he was serving a five year sentence for using a deadly we

quentin state prison carjacking a woman in san rafael. we brought you live breaking coverage yesterday on "today in the bay." this video was taken around 9:30 p.m. wednesday night at the home depot in san rafael. in it, you can see a man crossing the parking lot, and then carjacking a silver suv. right now, a manhunt is under way for 21-year-old shalom mendoza. take a good look at him. he was convicted of carjacking and a police chase that was televised in los angeles. he's the first person to escape from san quentin in nearly 20 years. prison officials say he was on a job assignment outside the prison walls wednesday night when he escaped. people who live nearby are concerned an inmate escaped. >> i do see people coming out here to clean the garbage cans and stuff and they're under guard, you know, and the guards seem like they have everything under control so i just never really think about it, but yeah, that does concern me. >> police are looking for a silver toyota rav 4. mendoza was last seen in a white t-shirt and tan shorts. and ha

kron4's sara stinson is live at san quentin state prison in marin county with the latest. sara? the 24 year old inmate was reported missing during an institutional count last night around 9:30 and he's been missing ever since. mendoza walked away from the out grounds support facility last night. a search of the surrounding area confirmed that mendoza had escaped. the inmate has activated an emergency operations escape pursuit plan. mendoza is believed to have carjacked a silver toyota rav four after escaping at a home depot just one mile from the prison. here is the license plate number on your screen 6stz502. san rafael police believe it could have been mendoza because the description from the victim was extremely similar to the missing inmate.the suspect said he demanded the keys and threatened to kill them. mendoza is a hispanic man with short brown hair and brown eyes, he is 5-5 and weighs about 177 pounds. mendoza was incarcerated from los angeles county last year and was brought to san quentin in april of this year. he was serving a five year sentence for using a deadly we

quentin state prison in san rafael. authorities say on wednesday mendoza was working outside of the prison walls when he took his opportunity to run. shortly after fleeing--police say he car-jacked a woman in a home depot parking lot near the prison..while holding what appeared to be a weapon under his t-shirt he told the victim he would shoot and kill her if she didn't hand over the keys.. that's when a manhunt began.. investigators believe mendoza was heading to the los angeles area...at some point he deserted his prison uniform for darker colored clothing.. on friday he was reportedly spotted at a dollar store in san miguel...that same day the stolen toyota rav4 was found abandoned along the 101 freeway..police got there man around 12:30 saturday..sot: im glad that nothing bad happened. mendoza is facing felony charges of carjacking and escape..tonight he's in salinas valley reporting in dan thorn (jrstone) kron4 first told you about the capture of the inmate through a push alert. make sure you download the kron 4 mo

mendoza escaped from san quentin state prison last wednesday. he was working outside of the prison walls when authorities say he ran away. police say he then carjacked a woman in a home depot parking lot in san rafael.... mendoza is now facing felony charges. he's being held at salinas valley state prison. ( will ) funeral plans have been released for officer ronil singh. he was shot and killed during a traffic stop last wednesday in california. officer singh leaves behind a wife and a five month old boy. a public viewing is being held this friday in newman and modesto. a funeral service and procession will be held on saturday january 5th. the man suspected of gunning down officer singh is now behind bars. police arrested him on friday in bakersfield after a two day manhunt. kron 4's justine waldman has the details. reggie singh / brother he was my older brother. yes. he's not coming back but there's a lot of people out there that misses him." he could not hold back the tears, as corp ron singh brother reflected on his loss. now captured, for th

., the man arrested and convicted ended up in san quentin state prison until he apparently escaped yesterday. >> how does somebody get out of such a high security facility like that. so yeah, it was concerning that someone is running around loose that shouldn't be. >> at a home depot, less than two miles from san quentin state prison, police believe he struck again, threatening a woman and stealing her toyota suv. these pictures released within the last hour capture the crime happening. >> the description of the escaped inmate was v carjacking suspect. >> police spent much of the day canvassing the neighborhood, asking businesses for surveillance footage. at san quentin officials declined to go on camera but confirmed the last escape happened in 2000 and called the events very uncommon. >> just from a pr standpoint, they should have someone immediately addressing the public and telling them, hey, here's what happened. here's what we're doing to try to rectify the problem and maybe create a sense of calmness in the public. >> and as the search continues this evening, the last known place like

authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from san quentin state prison. department of corrections officials say 24- year-old shalom mendoza was reported missing at around 9:35 last night. they say he walked away from the out grounds support facility at the prison. mendoza was serving a 5 year sentence for use of a deadly weapon during a carjacking in los angeles ... and evading police. he arrived in san quentin in late april of this year. mendoza has a tattoo on his neck ... and over his right eye.he has short brown hair and brown eyes. he is 5-foot-5-inches-tall and weighs 177 pounds. if you see him ... call police immediately. ( robin ) another big story we're following this morning... in the central valley an all-day manhunt failed to turn up any trace of the man who gunned down a police officer in the town of newman. the suspect's truck was discovered less than five miles from where the officer was shot and killed early wednesday morning. kron 4's catherine heenan plains how a routine traffic stop turned deadly. "...his next radio transmission was 'sh

. >> reporter: from san quentin state prison, death row inmate kevin cooper has been claiming innocence for decades. speaking out in a phone interview earlier this year. >> they planted evidence. they destroyed evidence. they lied about evidence. >> reporter: cooper is on death row for murdering four people in 1983. >> all were found hacked and stabbed to death in this house in the horse country of chino hills. >> reporter: now a last minute order from governor brown allowing for new dna testing on the hatchet and a t-shirt his lawyers say was tampered with. >> i never wore that shirt, i never saw that shirt. >> reporter: but prosecutors say the evidence was solid. cooper, an escaped convict, had a history of violence and theamin no doubt d again. in my mind tr: bhath the case continues to draw the scrutiny of former judges, politicians and celebrities. pointing to the initial description from the sole survivor as three white men as the attackers. and bloody coveralls that were thrown away. >> with current dna testing technology we think that we'll be able to show he's innocent. >> repo

quentin state prison. department of corrections officials say 24-year-old shalom mendoza was reported missing at around 9:35 last night. they say he walked away from the out grounds support facility at the prison. mendoza was serving a 5 year sentence for use of deadly weapon during a carjacking in los angeles ... and evading police. he arrived in san quentin in late april of this year. mendoza has a tattoo on his neck ... and over his right eye...he has short brown hair and brown eyes. he is 5-foot-5-inches-tall and weighs 177 pounds. if you see him ... call police immediately. ( robin ) we are still waiting to find out where the oakland raiders will play next season. and there may be one less bay area option on the table. that is áif one san francisco supervisor gets his way. kron 4's haaziq madyun has the story the oakland raiders are considering the possibly of playing their last season in the bay area at at&t park in san franciscosot

they think was done by a man who escaped san quentin state prison on wednesday. the latest on the manhunt for the inmate. (ken) and chilly temperatures and the potential for overnight frost. the latest on your weekend weather.... coming up at 6. (ken) tonight at 6. the manhunt is over. the man who police say gunned down one of their own during a traffic stop... aprehended... along with five of his alleged accomplices. thank you for joining us, i'm ken wayne. (vickióand i'm vicki liviakis in for pam moore. gustavo perez arriaga , who is in the country illegally, was captured in bakersfield. lots of new developments to get to tonight... our justine waldman is tracking them all in our newsroom. (justine) authorities say gustavo perez arriaga came out of

. >>> the inmate who wacked away from san quentin state prison is back in custody in san luis obispo county. he was's prepared yesterday afternoon. he was on the run since wednesday when he walked away from the work detale outside the prison secured perimeter a short time later investigators say mendoza carjacked a woman at a home depot parking lot in san rafael. friday the victim told kpix about her terrifying ordeal. >> he said give meet key. i have a gun and if not i am going to kill you. he do like this. i have the gun. give meet key if not emgoing to kill you. he jumped into the car and then i asked him can you return my dog. >> and she says mendoza let her take her phone and dog before he sped away. the california highway patrol found the suv abandoned on highway 101 about 40 minutes earlier he was spotted buying clothes in san miguel. detectives believe he tried to make it to los angeles. that's where he earned the five year sentence was serving for carjacking. >>> an arrest of a man suspected of killing a police officer in the stanislaus county of newman is adding to the immi

. >>> the search continues for an inmate that escaped san quentin state prison. this video was released and it shows carjacking a woman at a home depot parking lot shortly after he escaped wednesday night. mendoza was serving a sentence for an armed carjacking. new at new we are hearing from that carjacking victim, we have her account of what happened. >> the carjacking happened right here at this parking lot at home depot the night the prisoner escaped. when the victims all the prisoners picture on tv she says she knew that was the man that took her car. >> i said oh my god. >> this surveillance footage shows the carjacking as it happened and as she was leaving home depot she spotted a man approached her. >> he said give me the key i need your car and i said what and he said give me the key. i have a gun and i will kill you. >> she handed him her keys and then did some fast thinking grabbing herself in from the drivers seat. >> i asked him if he could [ indiscernible - low volume ] >> her dog was in the car >> he left the dog. >> then he drove off. he made a suc

. >>> plus, an inmate is on the loose after escaping from san quentin state prison. we have new video allegedly showing him carjacking a driver and getting away. the new clues police are using to catch him. fact: some of your favorite foods stain teeth. unlike ordinary whitening toothpaste, colgate optic white has hydrogen peroxide that goes below the tooth's surface for a smile that's 4 shades visibly whiter! colgate optic white. whitening that works. francisco. >>> good morning, it is friday, december 28th, here is a live look outside at san francisco, a gorgeous look at the transamerica pyramid, totally clear out there and you know what that usually means is it's cold. thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper. >> and i'm marcus washington. laura is off this morning. vianey is in for mike with a look at traffic in a bit. first, we want to start with the cool start. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that for us. >> it depends on where you are, because we've seen some milder weather in san francisco, and very cold temperatures in the north bay. here is a live

the search for a fugitive, an inmate escapes from san quentin state prison and he may have already committed another crime. a live report coming up in just moments. >>> good morning to you. thank you for starting your morning right here with us. was >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia is off this morning. we'll get to the breaking news in a second. we want to make sure you're ready for your day whether you're headed out to work, maybe hitting the road early. it's going to be breezy out there. >> that's going to be the concern today. the wind advisory that starts at 7:00 a.m. mostly for bay area hills. if you will be driving, you will need to keep a tight grip on the steering wheel as our winds kick up to 20 to 25 miles per hour sustained and gusts may reach over 50 miles per hour, which could bring down some trees. we'll start to see the winds picking up by 10:00 to 11:00 this morning and gradually subsiding going into tonight. i'll have a look at that. end coming up. vianey, drivers on the bridges will have to watch the wd so far it seems like that's

the man arrested and convicted, 21-year-old mendoza, ended up in san quentin state prison until he apparently escaped yesterday. do you recall anything in your time on the force that's happened like this? >> no, i don't recall anything -- i know that san quentin has had a longstanding history of being a very secure facility. >> reporter: the san rafael police department has been thrust into the search after a person matching mendoza's description threatened a woman at this home depot last night and stole her car. >> it's unfortunate, i hope she's okay not physically hurt. >> reporter: what did you think when you heard about this? >> it was shocking. we were having coffee and the news flash came on and the first thing that i thought of was how did someone get out of such a high security facility like that? >> reporter: the last time there was an escape at san quentin, 2000. present communication staff answered questions by phone but refused to discuss anything on camera including how mendoza got out in the first place, puzzling some people around here. >> hey, here's what happened. here's what

quentin state prison shortly after fleeing a work assignment outside the prison walls, demanding a victim's car. >> he said, i have a gun. give me the key. if not, i'm going to kill you. i was scared to death. >> reporter: mendoza was serving a five-year sentence for a previous armed carjacking. >>> and the seattle penny pincher who left a fortune to children that need it most. no one knew thrifty washington state social worker alan naiman, who had no spouse or children, but took care of a disabled brother, had quietly amassed an $11 million estate before he died of cancer at the age of 63. now he's left that money to several charities that help poor, sick, and abandoned children. >>> and when we come back, some made us laugh, some changed the world. the famous names and faces we said farewell to in 2018. what? where's that coming from? i don't know. i started my 401k early, i diversified... i'm not a big spender. sounds like you're doing a lot. but i still feel like i'm not gonna have enough for retirement. like there's something else i should be doing. with the right conversation, you mig

kron4's sara stinson is live at san quentin state prison in marin county with the latest. sara? law enforcement across the state is on the lookout for this inmate.and with a car jacking right around the time of his escape ... police believe he is no longer on foot.san rafael police have released video of a car jacking suspect they believe is the same inmate that escaped san quentin wednesday night. the suspect ... wearing light colored clothing ... walks up to the victim ... exchanges words ... and before you know it ... she backs off while he gets into her car and drives away.the suspect displayed something under his shirt like a weapon or possibly a firearmand then also made a threat to the victim that he would kill her if she calledthe victim did call 9-11. and while investigating at the home depot ... san rafael police got word inmate shalom mendoza escaped from nearby san quentin that same evening. with very little car jackings in the city, detectives started tying pieces together.. the close proximity of where the carjacking occurred and obviously to whe teh prison is loca

quentin state prison shortly after fleeing a work assignment outside the prison walls, demanding a victim's car. >> he said, i have a gun. give me the key. if not, i'm going to kill you. i was scared to death. >> mendoza was serving a five-year sentence for a previous armed carjacking. >>> and the seattle penny pincher who left a fortune to children that need it most. no one knew thrifty washington state social worker alan naiman, who had no spouse or children, but took care of a disabled brother, had quietly amassed an $11 million estate before he died of cancer at the age of 63. now he's left that money to several charities that help poor, sick, and abandoned children. >>> and when we come back, some made us laugh, some changed the world. the famous names and faces we said farewell to in 2018. what? where's that coming from? i don't know. i started my 401k early, i diversified... i'm not a big spender. sounds like you're doing a lot. but i still feel like i'm not gonna have enough for retirement. like there's something else i should be doing. with the right conversation, you might find yo

. >> reporter: from san quentin state prison, death row inmate kevin cooper has been claiming innocence for decades. speaking out in a phone interview earlier this year. >> they planted evidence. they destroyed evidence. they lied about evidence. >> reporter: cooper is on death row for murdering four people in 1983. >> all were found hacked and stabbed to death in this house amid the horse country of the sch chino hills. >> on christmas eve, a last minute order from governor jerry brown allowing for new dna testing on key pieces of evidence including a hatchet and a t-shirt hayes lawyers say was tampered with. >> i know i never had that shirt. >> reporter: the prosecutors say the evidence was solid. cooper, an escaped convict, had a history of violence, and the case has been re-examined again numerou appeals. >> there is no doubt in my mind that this is the person that committed those crimes. >> reporter: but the case continues to draw the scrutiny of former judges, politicians, and celebrities. pointing to the initial description from the sole survivor of three white men as the attacke

. >> reporter: from san quentin state prison, death row inmate kevin cooper h been claiming innocence for decades. speaking out in a phone interview earlier this year. >> they planted idence. they destroyed evidence. they lied about evidence. >> reporter: cooper is on death w forurdering four people in 1983. >> all were found hacked and stabbed to death in this house id the horse country of the sch >> on christmas eve, a last minute order from governor jerry brown allowing for new dna testing on key pieces of evidence including a hatchet and a t-shirt hayrs lawye say was tampered with. >> i know never had that shirt. >> reporter: the prosecutors say the evidence was sod. ooper, an escaped convict, had a history violence, and the case has been re-examined again and again. cooper lsing numer appeals. >> there n iso doubt in my mind that this is t the persont committed those crimes. >> reporter: but the case continues to draw the scrutiny of former judges, and celebrities. pointing to the initial description from the sole ee survivor of thite men as the attackers. and possible eviden poi

san quentin inmate on the loose. >> it turns out the state's pipe dream was just a pipe dream. we know revenue from legal recreational marijuana sales are not close to what was expected. i'm michelle griego. kenny is sleeping in today, but we are here, ji an nip and mary. a lot of people have the day off. the weather, there's good stuff happening there. >> if you love the sunshine that will continue. we are tracking some breezy to windy conditions but the winds will ease later on in the afternoon. a live look at sfo clocking winds at 23 miles an hour at sfo. concord looking at 50. santa rosa at a chilly 33 degrees. so let's show you the winds out there. looking at 15-mile-an-hour winds out of or. 23 sfo. 26-mile-an-hour winds in downtown san francisco. things are really rocking and rolling still in downtown san francisco with those winds. 14 in liver more. 17 in berkeley. 14 miles an hour in napa. the winds will ease and relax. we'll stay dry through the end of 2018. a big holiday. a lot of people will be out and about and to ring in the new year temperatures around the coast,

mendoza escaped from san quentin state prison last wednesday. he was working outside of the prison walls when authorities say he ran away. police say he then carjacked a woman in a home depot parking lot in san rafael.... mendoza is now facing felony charges. he's being held at salinas valley state prison. ( will ) funeral plans have been released for officer ronil singh. he was shot and killed during a traffic stop last wednesday in newman, california. officer singh leaves behind a wife and a five month old boy. a public viewing is being held this friday in newman and modesto. a funeral service and procession will be held on saturday january 5th. the man suspected of gunning down officer singh is now behind bars. police arrested him on friday in bakersfield after a two day manhunt. in national headlines ... the u-s government shutdown will likely stretch into the new year. neither side on capitol hill seems to be getting any closer to a deal-- as the new congress is set to kick off this thursday. john lorinc reports. sides remain split.....very

mendoza escaped from san quentin state prison last wednesday. he was working outside of the prison walls when authorities say he ran away. police say he then carjacked a woman in a home depot parking lot in san rafael.... mendoza is now facing felony charges. he's being held at salinas valley state prison. in national headlines ... the u-s government shutdown will likely stretch into the new year. neither side on capitol hill seems to be getting any closer to a deal-- as the new congress is set to kick off this thursday. john lorinc reports. sides remain split.....very split.....on the border wall.former sen. rick santorum/r-pennsylvania and rep. debbie dingell/d- michigan"it takes compromise. and democrats are not ready." "we are ready.""no, you're not.""we are ready to go to the table.""debbie, everybody on the democratic side is saying 'no wall funding.' that's not compromise."except for a quick trip to visit troops in iraq, president trump....remained at the white house over the christmas holiday......sources say trump won't sign a bill that

. >>> developing news right now, the manhunt continues right now for an inmate who escaped san quentin state prison. >>> 21-year-old shalom mendoza escaped and carjacked a woman at a home depot. this morning we are hearing from that woman. amy hollyfield has the story you will see only here on abc 7. amy. >> reporter: hi. good morning. yes, is the woman who was carjacked said she is certain that the man who attacked her is the man who escaped from san quentin prison on wednesday night. there is surveillance video of when she was carjacked. this was in the home depot parking lot in san rafael. the man tells her he has a gun under his shirt. he's going to kill her. he demands her keys and that she not call police. but she tells us before he took her car, she asked if she could have her dog who was in the car. >> reporter: the car is a silver ra rav4. he has been missing since wednesday night. officials have only said that he walked away from the prison. reporting live from san quentin, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> okay. amy, thank you for that update. ist is 4:30 right now. let's get

a manhunt is under way right now after an inmate escaped from san quentin state prison overnight. >>> police think he carjacked someone near the prison to make his getaway. we have a look at who authorities are looking for. amy. >> reporter: hi. good morning. authorities did not say how they think he managed to escape from this maximum security prison. they do think he found a quick way to get far away from here. here is a picture of the man they're asking everyone to be on the lookout for. 21-year-old shalom men dough zoe. he weighs 177 pounds. they discovered he was missing during a head counsel at 9:35 last night. mendoza was serving a five-year sentence f sentence for using a deadly weapon in a carjack. they believe he got away in a toyota rav4. california were license plate 6stz502. if you are see him or this car, you are encouraged to call 911 right away. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. a manhunt is under way also for a suspeedop killer in the central valley. >>> corporal ronil singh was gunned down in the small town of newman, stanislas county. a woman heard the

kron4's sara stinson is live at san quentin state prison in marin county with the latest. sara? law enforcement across the state is on the lookout for this inmate.and with a car jacking right around the time of his escape ... police believe he is no longer on foot.san rafael police have released video of a car jacking suspect they believe is the same inmate that escaped san quentin wednesday night. the suspect ... wearing light colored clothing ... walks up to the victim ... exchanges words ... and before you know it ... she backs off while he gets into her car and drives away.the suspect displayed something under his shirt like a weapon or possibly a firearmand then also made a threat to the victim that he would kill her if she calledthe victim did call 9-11. and while investigating at the home depot ... san rafael police got word inmate shalom mendoza escaped from nearby san quentin that same evening. with very little car jackings in the city, detectives started tying pieces together.. the close proximity of where the carjacking occurred and obviously to where teh prison is lo

kron4's sara stinson is live at san quentin state prison in marin county with the latest.sara? law enforcement across the state is on the lookout for this inmate.and with a car jacking right around the time of his escape ... police believe he is no longer on foot.san rafael police have released video of a car jacking suspect they believe is the same inmate that escaped san quentin wednesday night. the suspect ... wearing light colored clothing ... walks up to the victim ... exchanges words ... and before you know it ... she backs off while he gets into her car and drives away.the suspect displayed something under his shirt like a weapon or possibly a firearmand then also made a threat to the victim that he would kill her if she calledthe victim did call 9-11. and while investigating at the home depot ... san rafael police got word inmate shalom mendoza escaped from nearby san quentin that same evening. with very little car jackings in the city, detectives started tying pieces together.. the close proximity of where the carjacking occurred and obviously to where teh prison is lo

kron4's sara stinson is live at san quentin state prison in marin county with the latest. sara? law enforcement across the state is on the lookout for this inmate.and with a car jacking right around the time of his escape ... police believe he is no longer on foot.san rafael police have released video of a car jacking suspect they believe is the same inmate that escaped san quentin wednesday night. the suspect ... wearing light colored clothing ... walks up to the victim ... exchanges words ... and before you know it ... she backs off while he gets into her car and drives away.the suspect displayed something under his shirt like a weapon or possibly a firearmand then also made a threat to the victim that he would kill her if she calledthe victim did call 9-11. and while investigating at the home depot ... san rafael police got word inmate shalom mendoza escaped from nearby san quentin that same evening. with very little car jackings in the city, dectives started tying pieces together.. the close proximity of where the carjacking occurred and obviously to where teh prison is loca

quentin state prison in san rafael. he was working outside of the prison walls when authorities say he took his opportunity to run. shortly after fleeing--mendoza is accused of carjacking a woman in a home depot parking lot.the theft was caught on surveillance video..police say mendoza threatened to kill the woman if she didn't hand over the keys.. on friday he was spotted at a dollar store in san miguel and the stolen toyota rav 4 was found abandoned along the 101 freeway. investigators believe mendoza was heading to the los angeles area...police finally got their man around 12:30 saturday afternoon..and witnesses were relieved.. ( marty )... mendoza is facing felony charges of carjacking and escape. this morning he's being held at salinas valley state prison. ( marty ) the man police say is responsible for a triple homicide in santa barbara county is dead following a stand-f. deputies in orcutt shot and killed 43-year-old david mcnabb friday night. the victims include his 34- year-old sister, his 64- year-old mother,

. >> live here at san quentin state prison. >> today we're expected to hear from the california police department. corporal o'neil sing was shot and killed yesterday in the town of newman. they believe he was killed by the driver of a pickup truck. we don't know the suspect's name yet as of last night deputies were still trying to determine his identity. moments after opening fire. >>> there is a growing memorial forcing outside the newman police station. the 33-year-old leaves behind a wife and infant son. >> so i have a boy. he has a boy. we were talking about what it's like to raise our kids. he wanted me to meet him coming up soon because i hadn't met the baby yet. really nice guy as an officer as a friend. >> it's really tough because in this small little communitieses like we have here, we know everybody. we know the' cops. they're our neighbors and our friends. >>> at 11:00 this morning we'll hear from newman's police chief and the investigation into his death. >>> a deadly house fire in san francisco has claimed another life. that fire happened early monday morning at a home on

a search is under way after an inmate escaped from the san quentin state prison. officials say shalom mendoza carjacked someone in the parking lot of the home depot in san rafael. mendoza then got away in a silver toyota rav4. >>> number two, a manhunt is under way for the suspect wanted in the death of a central valley police corporal. ronil singh was killed in the small town ofnewman yesterday morning. >>> number three, it's really been a roller coaster ride on wall street. and it continues this morning. right now the dow is down 386 points. soaring back from 1,000 points yesterday. yesterday was the best performance in a decade. >>> a warning if you played an online owner with bevmo. a hacker installed a malicious code and may have accessed private information. >>> less than 60 seconds from a wind advisory. winds could gust 45 miles per hour. it will draw extremely dry air, sunshine and mid-50s for highs today. >>> following a holiday light commute. most folks taking the week off. an earlier stall has been cleared. we are slow and go back towards the coliseum.

mendoza escaped from san quentin state prison last wednesday. he was working outside of the prison walls when authorities say he ran away. police say he then carjacked a woman in a home depot parking lot in san rafael.... mendoza is now facing felony charges. he's being held at salinas valley state prison. in national headlines ... the u-s government shutdown will likely stretch into the new year. neither side on capitol hill seems to be getting any closer to a deal-- as the new congress deal-- as the new congress is set to kick off this thursday. john lorinc reports. sides remain split.....very split.....on the border wall.former sen. rick santorum/r-pennsylvania and rep. debbie dingell/d- michigan"it takes compromise. and democrats are not ready." "we are ready.""no, you're not.""we are ready to go to the table.""debbie, everybody on the democratic side is saying 'no wall funding.' that's not compromise."except for a quick trip to visit troops in iraq, president trump....remained at the white house over the christmas holiday......sources say t

. >>> still no sign of the prisoner who escaped from san quentin state prison. it's been more than 48 hours since he vanished during a work shift just outside prison grounds. he was serving a five-year sentence for carjacking. investigators are zeroing in on surveillance video which shows a man fitting his description stealing a woman's silver rav 4 on wednesday night at a home depot in san rafael less than two miles from the prison. >> i don't want to speculate as to where he may or may not be. i don't want to misdirect anybody in case he might still local. but i still want to have eyes looking for him and the vehicle. it's a priority. >> police say the fact that he hasn't been spotted in two days is unusual, leading them to believe he's hiding in one location. >>> coming up, some are calling it a game changer. the new law that will make it more difficult for repeat dui offenders to start their cars in the new year. >>> also mark zuckerberg closing out 2018 with a facebook message of his own. the changes he's promising. out san francisco . >>> it looks beautifu

this prisoner who escaped from san quentin state prison is back behind bars. shalom mendoza escaped wednesday evening. he was suspected of a carjacking at a home depot about a mile away. police also received a tip mendoza was in nearby san miguel. they finally caught up to him at a taco bell yesterday. >>> abc 7's cornell barnard spoke to a woman who saw the arrest. >> i went to sit at a table and i noticed a gentleman who had a tattoo just above his eye bra. >> reporter: she thought the man looked strangely familiar. she had no clue how close she was sitting to a nearby prison escape pee. she says minutes later police came in and arrested 21-year-old san quentin escape pee shalom men mendoza. the california department of corrections says its officers searched mendoza and found no weapons. he was wearing a black shirt and sweat pants which police say he bought at this dollar general store in nearby san miguel. shortly after ditching the silver toyota rav4 he was suspected of driving. >> we were able to confirm he is also our carjacking suspect in the incident

. >>> the statewide manhunt for an inmate who escaped from san quentin state prison is over. authorities arrested shalom mendoza yesterday afternoon at a taco bell in pasa robles in san luis obispo county. two tips helped law enforcement track him down. >> as i was sitting down, immediately one of the gang task force unit guys kim came in, had his hand on hadis gun and told him that he into edded to stop everything he was doing and put his hands up. >> mendoza was reported missing wednesday night after he walked away from work duty outside the perimeter of san quentin. he allegedly carjacked a rav 4 in san rafael and dumped it. he was in prison for a carjacking in it los angeles county. he's now at the salinas state valley prison. >>> come ing up, there will be w laws on january 1st that will affect animals in 2019. we'll explain that plus all your top stories and the forecast for new year's eve and day coming up at 7:00. right now, we send you back to "sunday today" with willie geist. >>> that's a look at new york's times square where the countdown is on. just a little more

a search is underway after an inmate escaped from san quentin state prison. officials say shalom mendoza carjacked someone in the parking lot of home depot in san rafael last night just before 9:15. it's unclear how he escaped from the maximum security prison. mendoza got away in a silver toyota rav-4 with california license plate number 6stz502. >>> let's turn to traffic with susan hall. >> we have a car fire, northbound 101 near 3rd in san mateo. the car fire is out, but chp has issued a sig alert for the area. and you can see traffic slowing now back to highway 92. and we continue to have ace train delays this morning. trains 5 and 7 are running about ten minutes behind. alexis? >> thank you, >>> now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> still tracking some fog around livermore. visibility still below a quarter of a mile and it will be, about another hour or so. then we have the winds to talk about, above a thousand feet, all the way through 4:00 tomorrow morning. gusts up to 55 miles per hour. see the commute? that's what's going to be a bummer on

. >>> this prisoner who escaped from san quentin state prison is back behind bars. shalom mendoza escaped wednesday evening. he's then suspected of a carjacking. the car was found abandoned friday. police also received a tip that mendosa was in nearby san miguel. they finally caught up to him at a taco bell restaurant. cover nell bernard spoke to a woman who saw the arrest. >> i went to go to my table i was sitting at, and i recognized this gentleman who had a tattoo right above his eyebrow. >> reporter: she thought the man having lunch inside this taco bell looked strangely familiar. she had no clue how close she was sitting to a suspected prison escape pee. >> it was the booth i was sitting in and he was in this booth. >> reporter: minutes later police came in and arrested 21-year-old san quentin escape pee shalom mendoza. cops first asked him his name. >> he returned as his name was andrew. officers go, i know your name isn't andrew. don't lie to me about your name. >> reporter: the california department of corrections says the officers searched mendosa and found

. >>> developing in morning, the manhunt is expanding for an skapee from san quentin state prison. 21-year-old shalom mendoza walked away wednesday night. they are not saying how he skabd. but he was assigned to work outside the security perimeter. sky7 was over the nearby area where waste water is pumped out to the central marin sanitation agency. the general manager says it's common for inmates to maintain the pumping station. >> he was probably one of the fellows keening the racks out of the influent channels of the pump station. >> mendoza was serving a five-year sentence for a car jacking in los angeles county. the time is 8:07. happening today family and friends remember a 2-year-old yemeni boy mo passed away after hospital in elbowed. he suffered from a rare and i brain disorder his mother was reunitwood her dying son thursday after not being able to enter the country as a result of the travel ban. a lawsuit was filed and she was then grant add waiver. >>> hassan's faurnl is scheduled for in afternoon in lodi. >>> in the east bay a large policies presence is expected this morni

jillian: a massive manhunt intensifying for prisoner on the run from california, san quentin state prison. mendoza walked away from a work crew outside the secure area. he carjacked a woman in a nearby parking lot. he serving a 5-year sentence for using a deadly weapon during another attempted carjacking. he's the first to escape the prison in 18 years. todd: another alert for an illegal immigrant accused of killing a california police officer, spotted on surveillance video moments before allegedly shooting police corporal singh during a traffic stop. donald from calling for tougher border security tweeting tough to get tough on border security, build the wall, they will do whatever it takes to find that suspect. >> he doesn't belong here, he's a criminal. we will find him and we will arrest him and we will bring them to justice. todd: hours before he was siding skill he celebrated christmas with his wife and sons. he is from fiji and spent 7 years as a cop. jillian: an explosion at a power plant lights up the sky in new york city. officials say an equipment malfunction caused a transform

a manhunt is under way right now after an inmate escaped from san quentin state prison. officials say shalom mendoza carjacked someone near the prison and got away with in a toyota rav4. >>> a manhunt this morning for a suspect wanted in the death of a police corporal. ronil singh was killed in the small town of up inman yesterday morning. >> number three, the partial government shutdown enters its sixth day today. >> number four, a warning if you placed an online order with bevmo. payment information may have been hacked. >>> secure your outdoor objects. they could get blown away by gusts coming from north and blowing to the south today and tonight. stkpwhraop what normally is a light commute is gummed up in the san pablo area with a seven-car accident. it is all off to the shoulder. >>> number 7, four college football super fans are camping out on a billboard in san jose. this is a live look at them. yeah, they are up there. each fan represents their favorite team in the college football playoffs. the two fans rooting for them to make it to the championship game at lev

. >>> the statewide manhunt for an inmate who escaped from san quentin state prison is over thanks to some alert folks on the central coast. authorities arrested shalom men zoe zha yesterday afternoon in san luis obispo county. at least two tips helped law enforcement track him down at a taco bell. >> as i was sitting down, immediately one of the gang task force unit guys came in, had his hand on his gun and told him that he needed to stop everything he was doing and put his hands up. >> mendoza was reported missing wednesday night after he walked away from work duty outside the perimeter of san quentin. he allegedly carjacked a rav 4 at a home depot in san rafael, you're seeing surveillance video of that, and authorities think he dumped it north of paso robles. he was in prison for using a deadly weapon during a carjacking and car chase captured in hospital in l.a. county. he is now at the salinas valley state prison. >>> following up on a story we reported friday night at 11:00, a vicious attack caught on camera catching attention in san francisco. it happened a few block from the p

. >> developing this morning the manhunt expands for an skap ee from san quentin state prison. 21-year-old shalom mendoza walked away from the prison wednesday night. prison officials won't say how he skapd. but he was assigned to work outside the security perimeter. sky7 was over the nearby area where waste water is pumped out to the central marin sanitation agency. the general manager says it's common for inmates to main the station. >> he was one of the fellows probably out there cleaning the racks out of the influent channels. >> mendoza was serving a 5-year season for a car jacking in los angeles county. >>> today family and friends were remembering a 2-year-old yemeni boy on life support at ucsf. sis her was reunited with her dying son last thursday after not being able to enter the country because of traft travel ban. she was grant add waiver. the funeral is scheduled for this afternoon in lodi. >>> in the east bay a large police presence is expected this morning when tree cutting crews return to berkeley. they're finishing up work in people's park this comes after a protest delayed